Help... search weirdness

Vista home premium with the updrade

I'm looking for folders whose name has the word "game" in them. If I search using the word game it shows no folders or files with the word game in them. If I search using the word gam (without the e) it shows many folders and files with the word game in them with along with, of course, a whole bunch of other junk with just gam.

This is true using regular search or advanced.

I'm wondering if others would get the same results. Or... what's the answer to this.

thanks

John
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